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Lightning Emperor's Handguards

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+5 Haste
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 40 gold64 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Hands, item level 40, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Nalak, The Storm Lord in Pandaria.

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Where it comes from
DropNalak, The Storm Lord in Pandaria
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Set: Plate of the Lightning Emperor
Plate of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
  • (4) Set: You gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Lightning Emperor's Handguards is one of 5 pieces of Plate of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Chestguard, Lightning Emperor's Faceguard and Lightning Emperor's Legguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 16g 96s 75c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up40g 64s 1c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up16g 96s 75c
Lightning Emperor's Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Handguards is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19934. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Lightning Emperor's Handguards Comes From

Lightning Emperor's Handguards Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Lightning Emperor's Handguards in the loot of 1 encounter.

Nalak in Pandaria

Also drops from this encounter (250 other items):

See 80 of the 251 items in the Nalak loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Lightning Emperor's Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Handguards (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Handguards (this item)4035+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +5 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing712 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing835 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing664 gold on 52 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing490 gold on 55 realms
Ghost-Forged Gauntlets3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop3 gold on 44 realms
Zeliek's Gauntlets3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop50 gold on 44 realms
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing45,000 gold on 49 realms
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop14 gold on 46 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing9,999 gold on 57 realms
Steelgrip Gauntlets3127+6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing15,000 gold on 64 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Gauntlets at 3 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60) and Geocrag Grips (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29), Stonegrip Gauntlets (item level 29), Gloves of the Dawn (item level 29) and Darkrune Gauntlets (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Handguards is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Lightning Emperor's Handguards Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Handguards

5 other items in the current build are also called Lightning Emperor's Handguards. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Handguards's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Handguards uses icon file 661380, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95291 (95286 to 95296) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95291 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
203 gold20 silver
Vendor sell price
40 gold64 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
1164
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.